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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
3
A flurry of cross country crashes leaves 24 dead and several injured when trains strike cars at five crossings. Victims include families from Illinois Indiana Missouri New York and North Carolina with multiple fatalities reported in Highland Highland Illinois Liggett Indiana and Rockville Centre.
A Seaboard train struck an automobile at a grade crossing this afternoon, injuring Miss Webb of Georgia and Miss Wall of Lilesville who were riding in the car. Both were brought to a local hospital. one was killed instantly and the other likely fatally injured.
In Amarillo Texas on July 29 the body of Parea Diego 63 a wealthy Spaniard and former Catholic priest now railroad employee was found in his home with feet bound and head beaten. Robbery is suspected with Diego known to carry several thousand dollars and a 30000 dollar bequest to a sister in Spain. A bloody hammer lay nearby.
Police probe follows thorough looting at a residence linked to Diego the Spaniard. A Mexican carpenter once employed at the home is sought as a person of interest, though no arrests have been made. Officers continue investigations.
H. D. Kane, manager for Sparks Mine properties, escaped a wreck when a coal car struck his roadster at Witcher mine crossing on a Wednesday. The rear of the auto was crushed and Kane suffered head wounds but remained on the scene and was soon back in town. The embankment hid the approaching train, making a jump impossible.
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